Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 2.87 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 2.87 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 76.02 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -36.17 % change on previous year, in 1998.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 34th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | -10 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | -17.78 % change on previous year | +77.8% |
| 1966 | 10.81 % change on previous year | -160.8% |
| 1967 | 25.37 % change on previous year | +134.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1946 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9709 % change on previous year | +399.0% |
| 1970 | 1.73 % change on previous year | +78.3% |
| 1971 | 2.08 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 1972 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 2.73 % change on previous year | +47.3% |
| 1974 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 1976 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 1.98 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +47.1% |
| 1980 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 2.85 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 2.92 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 2.98 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 1986 | -1.68 % change on previous year | -173.6% |
| 1987 | -0.8009 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 1988 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -617.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9044 % change on previous year | -78.2% |
| 1990 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9746 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9777 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8702 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 1.37 % change on previous year | +57.1% |
| 1995 | 30.31 % change on previous year | +2117.0% |
| 1996 | -16.15 % change on previous year | -153.3% |
| 1997 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 1998 | -36.17 % change on previous year | +225.5% |
| 1999 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 2000 | -3.66 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2001 | -3.66 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -3.68 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -140.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5635 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 2005 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +319.9% |
| 2006 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 2007 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.46 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.02 % change on previous year | +5115.5% |
| 2011 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 2012 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 2.65 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0933 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 2016 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +3440.5% |
| 2017 | 3.61 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0675 % change on previous year | -98.1% |
| 2019 | 5.62 % change on previous year | +8217.6% |
| 2020 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -48.0% |
| 2021 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +8217.6% | 0.0675 % change on previous year | 5.62 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +5115.5% | 1.46 % change on previous year | 76.02 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +3440.5% | 0.0933 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +2117.0% | 1.37 % change on previous year | 30.31 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | +617.5% | -0.8009 % change on previous year | 4.14 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | +399.0% | 0.1946 % change on previous year | 0.9709 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 % change on previous year | -17.78 % change on previous year | 25.37 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9 % change on previous year | -1.68 % change on previous year | 4.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.16 % change on previous year | -36.17 % change on previous year | 30.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0749 % change on previous year | -3.68 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.98 % change on previous year | 0.0675 % change on previous year | 76.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 3.21 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 31 Mali 3.4 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Côte d'Ivoire 3.28 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Paraguay 2.88 % change on previous year compare
- 35 India 1.7 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Viet Nam 1.39 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Palestine 1.37 % change on previous year compare
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- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.3454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production -0.0128 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 2.87 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 76.02 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.17 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 34th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.